Mike Riley | Read But Never Red

Jan 17, 20236 min read

Yellow is the new red for Pep’s sky blues

The ‘Magic of the FA Cup’ lost its lustre for Manchester City when a dyslexic Altrincham fan performed a bemusing two-card trick and made...

Jan 7, 20234 min read

Pep’s potless and Yaya may have a point

So for the first time as a manager Pep Guardiola, hasn’t won the proverbial ‘pot’ to p*ss in, albeit conventional wisdom has it he would...

Jan 7, 20234 min read

Blimey – Slimy Riley wants ‘respect’

'Cut off the head of the snake' is an idiom in which you remove the most dangerous opponent first, thereby nullifying the leader so other...

Jan 5, 20235 min read

Pep wants to unravel PGMOL puzzler

Pep Guardiola is becoming increasingly perplexed by the ‘puzzling’ decisions of Premier League referees. His frustration at what might be...

Jan 3, 20235 min read

Clattenburg and Co living the life of Riley

Mike Riley was one of the highest profile referees of his generation. He was also one of the worst. As the boss of Professional Game...